This scons tool is a part of scons &t-link-gettext; toolset. It provides scons interface to msgfmt(1) command, which generates binary message catalog (MO) from a textual translation description (PO).

MOSUFFIX MSGFMT MSGFMTCOM MSGFMTCOMSTR MSGFMTFLAGS POSUFFIX LINGUAS_FILE

This builder belongs to &t-link-msgfmt; tool. The builder compiles PO files to MO files. Example 1. Create pl.mo and en.mo by compiling pl.po and en.po: # ... env.MOFiles(['pl', 'en']) Example 2. Compile files for languages defined in LINGUAS file: # ... env.MOFiles(LINGUAS_FILE = 1) Example 3. Create pl.mo and en.mo by compiling pl.po and en.po plus files for languages defined in LINGUAS file: # ... env.MOFiles(['pl', 'en'], LINGUAS_FILE = 1) Example 4. Compile files for languages defined in LINGUAS file (another version): # ... env['LINGUAS_FILE'] = 1 env.MOFiles()

Suffix used for MO files (default: '.mo'). See &t-link-msgfmt; tool and &b-link-MOFiles; builder.

Absolute path to msgfmt(1) binary, found by Detect(). See &t-link-msgfmt; tool and &b-link-MOFiles; builder.

Complete command line to run msgfmt(1) program. See &t-link-msgfmt; tool and &b-link-MOFiles; builder.

String to display when msgfmt(1) is invoked (default: '', which means ``print &cv-link-MSGFMTCOM;''). See &t-link-msgfmt; tool and &b-link-MOFiles; builder.

Additional flags to msgfmt(1). See &t-link-msgfmt; tool and &b-link-MOFiles; builder.